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Proof that [[Sturgeon's Law|the remaining 10% is worth dying for]] here:
These are recommendations made by [[Troper
Do warn when a fanfic may head into [[Everyone Is Gay|homosexual]] or [[Better Than Canon|non-canon]] territory. Some people just don't like it, and as we all know, [[Shipping]] is [[Serious Business]].
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[http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ seanchai]
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* This dynamic duo team already have their names all over this page and I cannot simply find a way to stress just how amazing they are. The authors have an [[One True Pairing|OTP]] in the form of [[Captain America (comics)]]//IronMan, and though the shipping is important, their stories stand up on their own power and quality writing. These stories are frankly, well, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]]. On top of the sheer awesome of the plots and their ability to make marvel plots work, there is also the spectacular [[Crowning Moment of Funny|funny]] that is woven into all their stories in the sort of way that you don't realize half the moments until you read them over again. The characters in their hands are living, breathing people and have forces of personality that shine through no matter the circumstance. The authors have an amazing grasp of characterization, as well as plot, pacing and how to make a character-driven ensemble peice work without turning into [[Four Lines, All Waiting]], and still managing not to neglect the fact that this ''is'' a superhero fandom and it deserves action sequences that are as awesome as the character plots. They also have an impressive working knowledge of Marvel Canon and aren't afraid to [[Armed with Canon|weaponize]] it if need be. On top of being absolutely fantastic when they team up, Elspethdixon and Seanchai are both excellent writers for this fandom when taken at their own merit, so I would recommend checking them out individually as well as together.
== [[Gen Fic|General Fics]] ==
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''[http://community.livejournal.com/xmmficathon/40909.html Office Hours]'' and ''[http://tartanshell.livejournal.com/221420.html The Wisdom To Know The Difference]'' by Tartanshell
* Recommended by Polaris
* ''Summary'': AU, crossing over the ''[[Spider-Man]]'', ''[[X-Men]]'' and ''[[Daredevil]]'' movie-verses. The first story posits a friendship between Peter Parker and Hank McCoy, if Hank were a professor at Peter's school. The second, longer fic is Peter dealing with Hank's secondary mutation (into blue, fuzzy Hank), and trying to help Hank through
* ''Comments'': Way better than I can convey. The voices are spot on, and it's just the sort of thing Peter would come up with, too.
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''[http://www.madweasel.com/kattsaerie/MutantProblem/NYT_mutantproblem_index.html The Mutant Problem]'' By Xenokattz.
* Recommended by SAMAS, Stratagemini, myrdschaem
* ''Synopsis'': ''X-Men'' Movieverse: After Charles Xavier admitted to the "Black Tuesday" event of ten years ago, where he was manipulated into making a telepathic attack on all the Mutants in the world then all the baseline Humans, a Genetics Professor and freelance photagrapher by the name of [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker]] writes an online Op-Ed in the New York Times about the incident.
* ''Comments'': (added to by godborn). If you're looking for a movie-verse x-men fic, there is little to top this. The writer's attention to detail is spectacular and the characters are lovingly rendered. Beautiful, in character stuff.
** Note: this is less a story, and more a series of articles as if Peter was actually writing them- it takes a look at the individual characters, their quirks, stuff like that.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5532372/1/Deadpools_Awesome_Fanfiction Deadpool's Awesome Fanfiction]'' by Emeraldjewel
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5852792/1/Breaking_the_Deal Breaking the Deal]'' by NKSCF
* Recommended by Keene The Man
* ''Synopsis'': Spider-Man encounters the former Dr. Strange, who tells him that the deal with Mephisto caused more damage than anyone could possible have imagined, even though Spider-Man has no memory of making such a deal.
* ''Comments'': Utterly brilliant, guys. Spider-Man, Mary Jane, and a whole lot of guest stars have to fight to restore the world to the way it's supposed to be, even though the author hints that the ending won't be too happy, as there are consequences for making deals with the devil. Although it's not finished, it's about to do so once the epilogue's released, according to the author's user page. Go and check it out! It's awesome!
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* Recommended by Bulletproof Idea
* ''Synopsys'': Set in the future, where Dr. Doom killed almost every hero after taking away their powers, and then erased them from everybody's memories, reducing these once great figures to nothing more than characters in comic books. However, [[Badass Grandpa|one of the surviving heroes]] decides to honor their legends and reforms the Avengers.
* ''comments'': This is epic. The author has stated that two of his inspirations were [[Batman Beyond]] and [[Kick-Ass]] if that's any indication of how [[Awesome Moments|awesome]] it is. The characters are all refreshingly different from their namesakes, the ending is heartwarming, there are twist around every corner, and the story's climax lasts for three chapters.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2752512/1/Oxygen Oxygen]'' and ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2981047/1/Shades_of_Gray Shades Of Gray]'' by llnbooks
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* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Synopsis'':Done by the wonderful Seanchai and Elspethdixon whose works are all over this page, this is a retelling of the glory days of the Avengers, back when it was still only Thor, Cap, Tony, Hank and Jan. It starts with Cap getting thawed from the ice, and all goes from there, condensing and redoing many original storylines, though on an admittedly quicker and more condensed timeline than in canon.
* ''Comments'': Very, very awesome, and faithful to canon though it is canon viewed through slashgoggles as [[Captain America (comics)|Cap]]/Iron Man is still the authors' [[One True Pairing|OTP]].
'' [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4185567/1/Deeper_than_Bone Deeper Than Bone]'' by Fire Tears
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* ''Summary'': Evil has its own ways of hiding from plain sight, unless it decides to walk in broad daylight.
* ''Comment'': By far the most impressive and detailed one-shot that focuses on the realistic insight on the insane mind of Cletus Kasady before his transformation into an even more insane monster - Carnage. You will witness and be amazed on how the author successfully embodied the mind of the serial killer with the estimated word count of 17,550, where it shows Cletus' dominance, his intelligence, his evil nature as he tells his philosophy about humanity and the undeniable truth, everyone is evil.
* This review was made possible thanks to the reviews of '' [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1468871/HoistTheColours HoistTheColours]'' and '' [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1030662/Lorien_Urbani Lorien Urbani] ''. Thank you, ladies. Your words were truly inspirational - literally.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6955847/1/Doom_2099_The_Beckoning Doom 2099]'' by Doom Scribe
* Recommended by: Pacifist
* ''Synopsis'': Gypsy, Sorcerer, Scientist, King ... The man the 20th century vilified and called Doctor Doom has traveled to the year 2099 where the superheroes who once thwarted his plans at world conquest are no more. But his once pristine country of Latveria has been reduced to an inhospitable pool of toxic sludge by a madman wielding unearthly powers. Now Doom must renew his power from abroad in the strange new world of the future and in the realm of computer cyberspace, all while asserting his right to rule as ... DOOM 2099!
* ''Comments'': Picks up just as the Doom 2099 comic #38 ends with Latveria decimated and Doom forced to begin again. It has everything that makes Dr. Doom great. Intelligence, magic, science, arrogance, charisma, honor, and the unstoppable force of will that precludes any possibility but inevitable victory.
== Fusion Fics ==
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''The Snow Queen'' By [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ Elspethdixon], separated into seven chapters: [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/177681.html#cutid1 A mirror of steel], [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/177681.html#cutid2 A Soldier and a Smith], [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/177997.html#cutid1 Of the Library At the Young Woman's Who Understood Witchcraft], [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/178197.html#cutid1 The Prince and the Princess], [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/178518.html#cutid1 The Little Robber Boy], [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/179369.html#cutid1 The Far North, and Who the Soldier Met There], and [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/181567.html Of the Metal Woman's Palace and What Happened Afterward]
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings'': [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Sypnosis'': A fusion fic of [[Hans Christian Andersen|Hans Christian Andersen's]] story ''The Snow Queen'', or, alternatively, this is the story of a soldier and a smith.
* ''Comments'': This is a fusion with a [[Hans Christian Andersen]] story, but you don't to know the original story in order to understand this fic. True to form, Elspethdixon has used Marvel canon and characterization well. Plus, [[Original Flavor|it reads like an old fairytale]] and yet you're still able to point to each of the characters and know who they are supposed to be. The story is interwoven with [[Continuity Nod|continuity nods]] in a way that doesn't seem obtrusive, and the characters fit who they're supposed to be in the original fairytale, as well as still being themselves. And seriously awesome, too, especially once you get to the end and things pick up in the last chapter.
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''[http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/153354.html Resurrection, Reconstruction, and Redemption]'' by [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ Elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ Seanchai]. (PG-13 slash, you have been warned.)
* Recco'd by Joysweeper
* ''Pairings'': [[Captain America (comics)]] - [[Iron Man]]
* ''Synopsis'': At the end of ''Civil War'', Cap is dead and the superhero community is divided and estranged. This fic fixes that.
* ''Comments'': [[Better Than It Sounds]], I swear. Good writing, characters stay in character, events seem realistic, it's spiced with Crowning Moments Of Heartwarming. Frankly, all of elspethdixon's [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/100392.html#cutid1 Avengers fics are good.] It's also completed.
''[http://community.livejournal.com/cap_ironman/177544.html#cutid1 When The Lights Go On Again]'' by [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ seanchai].
* Reccomended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings'': [[Captain America (comics)]]//[[Iron Man]] and Warbird//Scarlet Witch
* ''Synopsis'': The earth is [[Alien Invasion|invaded]] by [[Rubber Forehead Aliens]], which are a [[Proud Warrior Race]] of what are basically [[Catgirl|cat people]] with scorpion tails who, despite being on the run from the loss of their own homeworld are still [[Higher-Tech Species|sufficiently advanced]] enough to take over ours. [[Iron Man]], beat to a pulp and being on their recruiting list decides to go undercover and see what sort of sabotage and spying he can do. Meanwhile on the outside, Cap is organizing [[La Résistance]].
* ''Comments'': The story is very reminiscent of both Cap and Iron Man's [[Origin Story|origin stories]], paying homage to both with Tony trapped once again by people who want him to make weapons for them (the first thing they ask for is a nuke) and with Cap fighting an occupying force that is dug in for a seige. This story likes to play with tropes, with many of the ones mentioned above like [[Higher-Tech Species]] being a notable one. [[Needs a Better Description]], [[Better Than It Sounds|because it's way too good to simply ignore.]]
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* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairing'': Steve/Tony (Rated R in some points, you've been warned)
* ''Synopsis'': [[Iron Man|Tony]] [[After the End|goes to see]] [[Person of Mass Destruction|Wanda]] [[Peggy Sue|and suddenly]] [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]] [[Peggy Sue|is alive and there are Skrulls!]] Or maybe Tony is just going crazy.
* ''Comments'': [[Better Than It Sounds|So good]]. Tony seems to be spot on, or at least, pot on for a Tony where everything seems to have [[It Got Worse|gotten worse]]. Plus, Cap gets to use [http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/787/260717-20155-120241-4-what-if-civil-war_super.jpg that armor]{{Dead link}} from what a certain "What If?" storyline. [http://kijikun.slashcity.com/bigbangmelisus.jpg Fanart!]
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6063511/1/SpiderMan_hearts_Jenny_W SpiderMan hearts Jenny W]'' by Snorpenbass
* Recommended by Mechwar
* ''Pairing'': Peter/Jen
* ''Synopsis'': A drunken one night stand between [[She Hulk|Jen]] and [[Spider-Man|Peter]] becomes much more via witty banter, a common interest in super-heroing, [[Good People Have Good Sex|excellent bed related activities]], and an unexpected kidnapping by a wizard in the past.
* ''Comments'': A hilariously entertaining romp that makes the pairing work quite well. Full of good dialogue and characterization, it turns what could have easily been another of Jen's random hook-ups and makes something heartwarming out of it.
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''[http://community.livejournal.com/cap_ironman/207662.html Ere The Winter Storms Begin]'', also by elspethdixon, with help of seanchai. PG
* Recco'd by Joysweeper
* ''Pairings'': Hank/Jan, barest hintings of [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]/[[Iron Man|Tony]].
* ''Synopsis'': The Avengers have Thanksgiving together. Author's synopsis: "Fluff, wrapped around a gooey center of impending doom."
* ''Comments'': Jan making fun of how Steve peels potatoes, Thor bringing an ice boar piglet from Jotunheim, Hank trying and failing to properly ask Jan out, mocking It's A Wonderful Life. This is the best [[Fluff]] ever, and it reads like [[Original Flavor]], even with the [[Subtext]].
''[http://community.livejournal.com/cap_ironman/85420.html Captain America, Meet the iMac]'' by Smilingskull
* Recommended by Polaris
* ''Pairing'': Steve/Tony
* ''Synopsis'': He'd say he's fared pretty well in the modern age.
* ''Comments'': Movie!verse influenced. Steve adapts to the modern age, has coffee with Pepper, and is seduced by technology (and Tony).
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* ''Comments'': Absolutely incredible drama and tragedy against a touching romantic background, with a fully explored plot. Together with the other (shorter) fics in this series, it drops perfectly into canon right after Gambit's trial in Antarctica.
''[https://web.archive.org/web/20150927195102/http://muccamukk.dreamwidth.org/548041.html Heart of Steel]'' by muccamukk. (Eventual slash. PG-13)
* Recc'd by Joysweeper
* ''Pairings'': Eventually Steve/Tony.
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{{quote|Since he'd woken up, he'd felt a little bit like Gulliver, stuck in a different world that everyone claimed made sense but really didn't seem to for him. Only now, it seemed more like H. P. Lovecraft than Jonathan Swift.}}
''[http://eighth-horizon.livejournal.com/60024.html Atonement]'' by eighth_horizon
* Recommended by Caysha, Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' Steve/Tony
* ''Warnings'': Rated R, dark themes/situations, non con & con slash sex/torture
* ''Synopsis:'' Avengers/Supernatural crossover in that the Winchesters don't appear but the lore (i.e. demons, seals and Castiel) will; AU branching from/roughly a year post-Iron Man movieverse and combining/screwing with Avengers comicverse, meaning most of the team is together, Hulk is already gone, Peter is around even though I guess he shouldn't show up until after Disassembled, and both Extremis and Civil War are far in the future.
* ''Comments:'' Brilliant, just like everything she writes. Not as confronting as the warnings suggest, but definitely not light either. Certain points that sound like plot are brought up only to be glanced over again later and not looked at in depth, but still, the fic is worth a read, in my opinion. And it has fanart, so that's a bonus.
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/148861 Engaging The Enemy]'' by tsukinofaerii
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Iron Man]]/Captain America
* ''Synopsis:'' Iron Man is the Avengers' main villain. He also seems to have a thing for [[Captain America (comics)]]. Plus, something else shady with the true purpose of SHIELD and what exactly [[Iron Man]]'s motives actually are seems to be going on here...
* ''Comments:'' [[A Match Made in Stockholm|This is a match made in Stockhlom]]. Iron Man is in the process of [[Distress Ball|kidnapping]] [[Foe Yay|his favorite hero for the fifth time]] and exchanging banter when the story starts, and the author seems to have done this in part to screw around with the tropes involved. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Plus, this is utterly, absolutely beyond hysterical]]. [[Foe Yay]] cranked up high enough that even [[Everyone Can See It|the rest of the Avengers can see it]], and the best bit is, [[Shipper on Deck|they're shipping it.]] There really are lines in here that are priceless, like this interaction where they're trying to lure Iron Man somewhere.
{{quote|"Steve's pretty enough to lure in ten Iron Men," Jan offered. "We'll doll him up and stick him on a roof somewhere. Ten minutes, tops."
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6636989/1/Jump_in_the_Fire Jump in the Fire]'' by Gundam Kaizer
* Recommended by EvaUnit01
* ''Pairings:'' Carnage/Wasp
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* ''Comments:'' MUCH [[Better Than It Sounds]]. This is what happens when you combine [[Heel Face Turn]] and [[Love At First Sight]] on someone as [[Ax Crazy]] and [[Heroic Sociopath|sociopathic]] as Carnage. [[Hilarity Ensues]]. [[Crowning Moment of Funny|REPEATEDLY]]. Note that it's set in the ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes" universe, although it's blended with elements of Ultimate Marvel and 616 continuity.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6640211/1/Of_Christmas_and_Dancing_Mercenaries Of Christmas and Dancing Mercenaries]'' by Gundam Kaizer
* Recommended by Eva Unit 01
* ''Pairings:'' [[Deadpool]]/Ms. Marvel, hints of [[Fantastic Four|Franklin Richards]]/[[X-Men|Hope Summers]], numerous others mentioned (all het).
* ''Synopsis:'' Generic Christmas party at the X-Mansion, [[Loads and Loads of Characters]] invited. Turns out Ms. Marvel enjoys dancing, but has no partner. Cue Deadpool.
* ''Comments:'' This fic is [[WAFF]] to the core, and shows a much more benevolent side of [[Jerkass|Dead]][[Anti-Hero|pool]].
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/9945 Sea Stars]'' by Muccamukk
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' After being dead for two and a half years, Steve wakes up to find himself floating in the sea off of the coast of British Columbia. Things have gone from bad to [[It Got Worse|worse]] since he died, and to make matters even better, Tony thinks he's a Canadian mechanic from Toronto, has no clue about this whole superhero gig, and would really rather it left him alone.
* ''Comments:'' Intriguing, with a very interesting plot to deal with how Steve came back this time. Deals with Tony and his [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|memory issues]], with a nice background being that since Steve has been died things have really gone to shit for America, namely with everything being in utter turmoil. Unfortunately, the story is set in Canada instead. However, it's very worthwhile, with Tony's characterization being very interesting as who he was shines through, even though he has no clue what's going on. Plus, [http://kijikun.slashcity.com/bb_sea_stars.png fanart.]
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/3469 Instant karma's gonna get you]'' by Dorcas_Gustine
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Cap is disappointed, and thus things start to Go Very Bad for Tony.
* ''Comments:'' It's all in the title, but honestly, as the author said; "You're probably here for the Steve/Tony, but know that this whole fic was born just because I wanted Peter to use that [[Zero Wing]] quote." The circumstances of said quote are brilliant, and utterly worth the payoff. Peter winds up stealing the show, just a little. Every time he shows up he says something bound to be hysterical.
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/128951?view_adult=true There is no 'I' ...]'' by Jadedoll
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Set in the movieverse, Tony gets an "upgrade" thanks to an incredibly creepy Justin Hammer, and [[Big Creepy-Crawlies|giant bugs attack New York City]] so all in all, it's a fairly standard run of events for the Avengers.
* ''Comments:'' This more resembles early 616 canon than it does the movieverse, as it mostly borrows elements of the movieverse that it likes (such as the arc reactor and JARVIS), and ignores the rest. This is probably intentional, as it was stated to be a blend of both. It's got good characterization, [[Continuity Nod|great touches of canon from several 'verses from 616 as it blends into the movieverse]] that you may have to look for to catch all of them.
''[http://archiveofourown.org/works/130482 Extinction]'' by valtyr
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' The first time Tony met Captain America, he was riding a dinosaur. After that, things got weird.
* ''Comments:'' Obviously AU just from the tagline alone, but stil extremely well done. The basic starting premise of the fic is that Tony is having an adventure playing security guard for a night in a museum. After that, well, to paraphrase the author, things get weird. The foreshadowing is there throughout the story but not too heavy, and while the premise starts simply, it quickly snowballs into much more, with fast pacing and fairly well-written action. Though the ending is rather abrupt, the fic is still tremendously well done, and this deserves its place on the list.
''[http://community.livejournal.com/cap_ironman/79727.html?style=mine#cutid1 Enlightenment]'' by crimson_quills
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' While Tony lies unconscious in the hospital, Steve contemplates his sacrifice, and Jan clobbers Steve with a clue.
* ''Comments:'' Heartwarming, short, sweet. Even though the premise is someone being terribly unsubtle an blunt with a metaphorical clue bat, the whole fic manages to quietly understate things, and give realistic reactions on the part of Steve, avoiding outright a certain notorious fanfiction staple.
''[http://community.livejournal.com/seasonalmarvels/4649.html#cutid1 Beneath The Armor]'' by crimson_quills
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Tony has to reveal his identity after being placed in a compromising position, and Cap hovers, reevaluating his assumptions when it comes to Tony Stark, his best friend, and where they fit together.
* ''Comments:'' Greetings from the world of classic Marvel! This story has 60s canon, though with the telescoping effect of comic book timelines, the story is set in the 90s. Great characterization, and worth the read especially if you miss the "good old days" of the classic Avengers.
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''[http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/164433.html King of Infinite Space]'' by [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ seanchai]
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Tiberius Stone is back after having been put in a coma sometime after the events of Execute Program.
* ''Comments:'' Interesting villain is a go! Tiberius Stone is back, and up to his old tricks; trying to ruin Tony Stark. The fact that he's wheelchair bound doesn't make him any less creepy or potent than he was in the comics, and he still smacks of the [[Manipulative Bastard]] everyone knew him for. This is interesting to see Tony interacting with Tiberius, the villian who was responsible in canon for severly compounding Tony's drinking problems and pretty much absolutely ''wrecking'' his life. Once again, he has a [[Villain with Good Publicity|PR campaign]], and he's not pulling his punches at all.
''[http://community.livejournal.com/marvel_slash/59525.html The Roughest Day]'' by [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ seanchai]
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Steve is in a motorcycle accident, Tony catches a cold, and someone may be after the New Avengers.
* ''Comments:'' Truly excellent as is to be expected from the dynamic duo of this pairing, Sanchai and Elspethdixon. Characterization is good, and it probably says something about the Avengers that their equivalent of a good [[Slice of Life]] fic involves plots to have them all assassinated in various ways.
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''[http://old-blueeyes.livejournal.com/49130.html Contrasting]'' by old_blueeyes
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' The Confession, from inside Tony's head, spun together with light and memory, ten million lines of broken code.
* ''Comments:'' This person seems to have taken Civil War: The Confession and made it even more [[Tear Jerker|heartbreaking]] than it was to begin with by giving you an inside line to Tony's head.
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''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4816319/1/I_Never I Never]'' by Elspethdixon
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' The Avengers play "never have I ever" and it turns out that apparently, the secret to getting Tony to relax was forty-eight hours without sleep, mild blunt force trauma, and listening to his team trade embarrassing secrets with one another.
* ''Comments:'' Freaking hysterical, very human, and did I mention that this thing brings the funny hard fast and consistent?
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''[http://kijikun.slashcity.com/loveyatomorrow.htm What Tomorrow May Bring]'' by simmysim
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' After having returned to life, Steve still finds himself estranged from Tony. At least, until he shows up on Steve's doorstep and passes out there after Stark tower doesn't so much explode as the top three floors simply cease to exist.
* ''Comments:'' Taking place after Dark Reign and the Secret Invasion, this is still a slash fic, though like a almost just about all of the fics on this list, the plot is easily at ''least'' as important as the romance.
''[http://kijikun.slashcity.com/fixedmark.htm An Ever Fixed Mark]'' by [http://elspethdixon.livejournal.com/ elspethdixon] and [http://seanchai.livejournal.com/ seanchai]
* Recommended by Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]/[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Loki accidentally [[Gender Bender|turns Tony into a woman]]. Steve is less than amused, and hijinks ensue.
* ''Comments:'' Brough to you by the dynamic duo, this story [[Averted Trope|averts]] [[First Law of Gender Bending|all three]] [[Second Law of Gender Bending|laws of]] [[Third Law of Gender Bending|gender bending]], the original premise is pretty cracky, though it quickly proves that in execution, it takes itself seriously. Also, be forewarned, this deals with some things that may set off triggers, like {{spoiler|a miscarried pregnancy}}. It has [http://kijikun.slashcity.com/bigbangartist.html art,] too, so bonus points on that front.
''[http://tsukinoniwa.livejournal.com/44567.html <3]''<ref>
* Recommended by: Myrdschaem
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' Steve is >:[ when one of Tony's lab experiments disrupts his baking, but luckily, some \o/ comes out of it, along with a little ♥.
* ''Comments:'' This is the peak of fluff, the candy aisle in the mall, the first ice cream in spring. It's absolutely adorable and I find it hard to believe there's a fluffier fanfic anywhere else. If you have time, check out the author because s/he rules.
''[http://tsukinoniwa.livejournal.com/40811.html Without Irony]'' by [http://tsukinofaerii.livejournal.com/ tsukinofaerii]
* Recommended by: Myrdschaem
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:''{{blue| Open file TS_762-b.ims...}} Sometimes, when a drive is completely broken, the only thing to do is wipe it clean and start over. When he wakes up, Tony has no idea who he is, or what he did to end up where he is. Depending on who he talks to, he was a villain or a hero, a genius or a degenerate. What he is now is still up for debate, but it doesn't look like he's going to have much time to figure it out. With a computer in his head screwing up and a country falling to pieces, options are getting limited. {{spoiler|Steve}} {{red| The world needs Iron Man a lot more than it needs Tony Stark.}}
* ''Comments:'' Set after the brain wipe. Very nice use of format bending is impressive and is next to the characterisation one of the things which make this fic unique. Beware of somewhat [[Bittersweet Ending]].
''[http://capkink.livejournal.com/810.html?thread=61482#t61482 anyone else but me]'' by Anon
* Recommended by: Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' The first thing Tony Stark said to Steve Rogers was, "Hey, you're Captain America." The second was, "Here, hold this." Steve and Tony according to Pepper.
* ''Comments:'' From the fledgling kink meme founded for the new release of the Captain America movie, this fic is absolutely awesome, the narrative is just epic in the way that things are brought across. Seriously, a major revelation, the reaction to it, and the reaction to that reaction are done clearly in eight lines. The whole thing is done in Pepper's perspective, and she makes an excellent narrator. The fic is succinct in all the best ways, and the anon does an excellent job of capturing many things in the background without having to explicitly state much.
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''[http://windswept-fic.livejournal.com/41804.html My Normal Approach is Useless Here]'' by cradle_song
* Recommended by: Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Captain America: The First Avenger|Bucky]]//[[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' "And now it was clear that there was no Bucky without Steve--and that there was no Steve without Bucky. No matter what form their relationship took, the two couldn't function without each other. Loving Steve meant, in a way, loving Bucky--and Tony found that he was surprisingly okay with that fact."
* ''Comments:'' Once again from the kinkmeme, this fic takes place in the Movieverse, and as such has things like JARVIS and what happened to Bucky during [[Captain America: The First Avenger]]. The characterization is great, even for characters mentioned in passing in the background. The author takes the romance up in a slow burn as seen through Tony's eyes, as everyone comes to terms with each other, and the new world they find themselves in. This fic is in turns melancholy, hilariously funny and heartwarming as the author explores how this could happen, and brings it together so naturally that you find yourself wondering why the hell this hasn't been thought of as a pairing before.
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''[http://capkink.livejournal.com/810.html?thread=423210#t423210 untitled]'' by anon
* Recommended by: Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Iron Man|Tony]]//[[Cargo Ship|electronics]], with some background [[Captain America (comics)|Steve]]//[[Iron Man|Tony]]
* ''Synopsis:'' If the sentient armor can do it, so can the coffee machine. Therefore, everything electronic eventually falls in love with Tony Stark. This is something of a right of passage among machines.
* ''Comments:'' This is just hilarious. It's short, and wildly funny.
''[http://cap-ironman.livejournal.com/324404.html A Guilty Mind]''{{Dead link}} by kijikun and pandanoai
* Recommended by: Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Iron Man|Tony]]//[[Captain America (comics)|Steve]].
* ''Synopsis:'' Tony has always been of the opinion that if it seemed too good to be true then it probably was.
* ''Comments:'' Tony wakes up in a world three years before the Civil War, apparently having been hit with one of Loki's spells. Everything's just like he remembered; Wanda's sane; Scott Lang is still alive and Cassie is young; but worst of all, ''Steve'' is alive, and Tony can't handle this illusion.
''[http://cap-ironman.livejournal.com/86139.html Hold Me Down]'' by seanchai and elspethdixon
* Recommended by: Rain Krystal
* ''Pairings:'' [[Iron Man|Tony]]//[[Captain America (comics)|Steve]].
* ''Synopsis:'' After the Avengers fall apart, Steve sees Tony recharge.
* ''Comments:'' Shower porn! Well, lighter porn. In any case, very hot, very full of feelings, and very, very excellent. It comes with a picture, too!
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* ''Comments:'' A very well characterized and well-written look at a possible reason why Doom and Loki could be a pairing, and how, exactly, that would work throughout the years.
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